Patrick Abeya

@wombat2k
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I for one welcome our new ChatGPT overlord and raise a congratulatory dunkin' cup in their honor.

https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-announces-massachusetts-to-become-first-state-to-deploy-chatgpt-across-executive-branch

In the early days of personal computing CPU bugs were so rare as to be newsworthy. The infamous Pentium FDIV bug is remembered by many, and even earlier CPUs had their own issues (the 6502 comes to mind). Nowadays they've become so common that I encounter them routinely while triaging crash reports sent from Firefox users. Given the nature of CPUs you might wonder how these bugs arise, how they manifest and what can and can't be done about them. 🧵 1/31
A memory boom and bust in the making. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/micron_powerchip_fab_acquisition/
Micron finds a way to make more DRAM with $1.8bn chip plant purchase

: Taiwan’s Powerchip sells legacy fab it opened just 19 months ago after spending $9.5 billion

The Register
A British redcoat’s lost memoir resurfaces

Shadrack Byfield lost his left arm in the War of 1812; his life sheds light on post-war re-integration.

Ars Technica
Hegseth wants to integrate Musk’s Grok AI into military networks this month

US defense secretary announces plans for integration despite recent controversies.

Ars Technica
I can't believe the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize would do this!
It’s dangerous out there, so much ice out there. And the wind, oh the wind #cambridgema
@overcastfm I m getting notifications of new episodes, but the episodes are not being downloaded and are not showing under the list of published episodes.
If the US government really wants to shut down TikTok they should let Elon buy it.